Local ballot measure
Basalt & Rural Fire District Sales Tax
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Basalt & Rural Fire Protection District ballot issue 7A
Who is asking
Basalt & Rural Fire Protection District
On the ballot in
- Eagle County ballot: 7A
- Pitkin County ballot: 7A
The ballot question
SHALL BASALT & RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $1,518,000 MILLION IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027 AND BY SUCH AMOUNT AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY A SALES TAX OF 0.55% (55 CENTS ON EACH $100) UPON EVERY TRANSACTION IN THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE STATE IMPOSES A SALES TAX (EXCLUDING GROCERIES AND OTHER EXEMPT ITEMS) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AS SERVICE DEMANDS INCREASE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: • ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF A YEAR-ROUND WILDLAND FIRE DIVISION • IMPLEMENTATION OF HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION AND WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROJECTS • MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF FIRE SUPPRESSION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL, RESCUE, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITIES • ACQUISITION OF RELATED EQUIPMENT, APPARATUS, AND FACILITIES, AND • PAYMENT OF ASSOCIATED OPERATIONAL, MAINTENANCE, PERSONNEL, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COSTS; AND SHALL ALL DISTRICT REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE LIMITS PROVIDED BY LAW?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- The district could impose the new sales tax and retain all district revenue outside revenue limits.
- A no vote means
- The district would not receive authority for this sales tax or revenue-limit exemption.
Figures from the TABOR notice
- District Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase for Fiscal Year 2027 (the First Full Fiscal Year of the Proposed Tax Increase): BALLOT ISSUE NO. 7A: $1,518,000
- District Estimate of 2027 Fiscal Year Spending Without the Proposed Tax Increase: $9,045,909
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 5B, Eagle County School District RE50J: Eagle County School District Property Tax Override
- 5A, West Grand School District 1-JT.: Renovation bonds for the junior-senior high school in Kremmling, West Grand School District 1-JT
- 5C, Roaring Fork School District RE-1: Roaring Fork School District Property Tax Override
- 3A, Town of Basalt: Basalt Sales Tax for Public Services Facilities
- 6A, Avon Station Metropolitan District: Avon Station Property Tax Limit Waiver
- 2A, Town of Gypsum: Gypsum Lodging Tax to Replace the County Tax
- 6A, Snowmass Water and Sanitation District: Bonds to expand Ziegler Reservoir
- 6B, Snowmass-Wildcat Fire Protection District: Snowmass-Wildcat Fire Protection District Sales Tax
- 2A, City of Aspen: Aspen borrowing for its Castle Creek water treatment plant
- 1A, Pitkin County: Property tax for the Healthy Community Fund
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Key dates
- October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
- October 12: drop boxes open.
- October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
- From October 27: return your ballot to a drop box or vote center instead of mailing it.
- November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.
Page updated September 29, 2026